As he recovers from his wounds, Miranda finds that Nicholas is withdrawn and unwilling to see anyone. She is also haunted by the cruelty that he showed in killing the boy outside the theater and thinks that he must be suffering from remorse over what he has done. For his part, Van Ryn is dismayed because he has proved to be vulnerable and needs the care and attention of Miranda and others in order to recover. Once they return to Dragonwyck, he locks himself in the tower, and she recalls that this is exactly what he did after the baby died.
A month later, when Van Ryn is isolated in the tower once again, Miranda becomes determined to find out exactly what is wrong, and he reluctantly lets her into the room he.....
